Tsutomu Kitagawa

Tsutomu Kitagawa Born December 21, 1957 Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi, Japan Notable role(s) Black Star kaiju and soldiers, King Ghidorah, Godzilla, Maser Cannon pilot First work Akumaizer 3 (TV 1975-1976) Notable work Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)

Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多川 務,   Kitagawa Tsutomu), also known by the nicknames Tom Kitagawa and 2tom Kitagawa (喜多川 2tom,   Kitagawa Tsutomu), is a Japanese actor and stuntman. He is mostly known for playing Godzilla throughout most of the Millennium series. He also played several suit acting roles in the 1979 series, Megaloman and King Ghidorah in Rebirth of Mothra 3.

Selected filmography

Actor

• Megaloman (TV 1979) as Various kaiju / Black Star soldiers
• Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998) as King Ghidorah / Cretaceous King Ghidorah
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) as Godzilla
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) as Godzilla
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Godzilla / Original Godzilla / Maser Cannon pilot
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) as Godzilla
• Godzilla Final Wars (2004) as Godzilla

Miscellaneous

• Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster (2009) - Suit acting advisor [as 2tom Kitagawa]

Gallery

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  Kitagawa's (left) cameo as a Maser Cannon pilot in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, with fellow suit actor Hirofumi Ishigaki

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  Tsutomu Kitagawa alongside fellow Godzilla suit actors Kenpachiro Satsuma and Haruo Nakajima

Videos

2021 Kaiju Masterclass panel

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